Lejeune Marines run first live munition drop from fielded drone
The July 3 live-fire exercise included the drop, followed by mortar fire and a Javelin missile strike in a simulated company-level assault.
By Todd South
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200 Marines deploy to Florida as Pentagon approves more support to ICE
The Marines will be assigned tasks related to transportation, logistics and administrative functions. They're not authorized to make arrests.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
Hundreds honor WWII Marine Corps veteran after death at 101
In the end, Cpl. Ray Barela wasn’t alone.
By Seth Klaman, Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune via the AP
These are the Marines vying for a chance at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games
The leathernecks will be competing for coveted spots on Team USA.
By Todd South
Will the Marine Corps become the smartest US military branch?
Commandant Gen. David Berger wants to raise the minimum test score required to enlist in the Marine Corps higher than any other military branch in the Department of Defense.
By Philip Athey
Marines select a brand new rifle optic with $64M contract
Marine units will start to receive the scope in late 2020, with full distribution expected to be completed by fiscal 2023.
By Philip Athey
Marine Corps to pivot on critical war fighting systems, but commandant still vague on details
Long range fires, unmanned systems remain top priorities.
By Todd South
Larger manpower cuts coming to the future Corps, Marine commandant says
“The force design efforts started with the war-fighting end, so most of the adjustments to how we are built had to do with war-fighting," the commandant said.
By Philip Athey
All ‘Confederate-related paraphernalia’ should be removed from Marine bases, commandant directs
Commandant Gen. David Berger wants the Corps to remove all “Confederate-related paraphernalia" from Marine bases.
By Philip Athey
Miramar Marine Corps sergeant killed in motorcycle accident
Sgt. Carlos M. Mota was an F/A-18 aircraft electrical systems technician assigned to VMFA-323, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California.
By Philip Athey
Marine Corps Forces Reserve Band once again takes the streets at New Orleans Mardi Gras
“There is no sharper band in all of Carnival than the Marine Corps Band."
By Kristine Froeba